At the September meeting of the Pennar and Bufferland Community Association, held at The Alma Inn, the following matters were discussed:

Police forum: Ron Selby (secretary) reported on the matters discussed at the police forum that was held in St. John's Community Hall, with Sgt Trish Dixon, PCSO Andrew Griffiths and Geoffrey Sutton (PCC parking manager) in attendance.

Sgt Dixon said that in future, the law prohibiting the riding of bicycles on those pavements in Pembroke Dock that were not designated as being cycleways would be strictly enforced. Many members of the public attending the forum said that they were surprised that such a law was still in use as they regularly saw people, particularly children, riding on the pavement around Pembroke Dock. Fixed penalty notices would be issued to adults caught riding on the pavement, but for children, the matter would be taken up with the parents.

Ron Selby said that at the previous month's meeting of the P&BCA, members signed a petition that was being circulated around the whole of Pembroke Dock that proposed that a BMX bike track should be constructed in the Memorial Park. He asked if police would be adding their support to the idea of a bike track, and what was the possibility of this much needed facility becoming a reality. Sgt Dixon said that the police did support the initiative, and that the matter would be discussed at a meeting of the town council. She went on to say that if the council gave the idea the 'go ahead', the bike track would be located on the higher ground at the southern end of the park and well away from residential properties. At a later date, if the necessary funding could be found, a skateboard park would be provided.

Mr. Sutton addressed the meeting about how the newly-established vehicle parking law enforcement scheme was progressing. A lot of fixed penalty notices had been issued throughout the county, and there has been a marked improvement in drivers' observation of the laws on vehicle parking.

PCC scheme to help the unemployed to find work: Clr. Tony Wilcox reported on a new initiative to help the unemployed in the Pennar area to find new work places. People in need of help with finding new employment should look in at St. Patrick's Community Hall on Mondays, between 1 and 4 pm.

Pennar streets now a 'no grow' area for weeds: Clr. Tony Wilcox reported that over the past month, he had sprayed the weeds found growing in the gutters, kerbs, pavements and other public places around Pennar and Bufferland, using the council approved back pack spraying equipment and Nomix weed killer, and it seemed to be very effective.

Ridding Pennar streets and other public places of weeds was an initiative by the P&BCA members with the help and approval of the PCC.

Inauguration of the Neighbourhood Watch around the Pennar area gets closer: Clr. Maureen Colgan said that the co-ordinators for Stranraer Road, Bentlass Terrace, Nelson, Castle and Owen Streets had been appointed, and it was hoped to have the scheme up and running in the near future.

Removal of an accumulation of rubbish: Chris John reported that rubbish was beginning to accumulate behind Bentlass Terrace. Clr. Tony Wilcox said he would visit the area to see if the rubbish could be removed by volunteer P&BCA members, or if it was too much for them to handle, he would seek help from the council.